well there is one exception, in puzzle games, if i spend an hour or two at the same part, (keeping in mind if i actually knew what to do it'd take all of 2-3 minutes) i will look up just how to get past that one part... but that's only cuz i pay good money for games and i don't want to lose intrest in it just because i can't get past a certain part... it rarely happens, but sometimes i will break down and say enough is enough and find out what i'm supposed to do... but only after i've exhausted over and over, the only things i can think of doing (exploring the whole map looking for anything included lol)